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Southampton has over 32,000+ full time students in university based Higher Education. Current university halls of residence supply meets the demand of approximately 7,800+ Current private sector halls of residence supply meets the demand of approximately 5,300+ Combined accommodation supply can meet demand for 41% of the students living in the city with 15.5% being…

Despite the pandemic, record numbers of students were accepted across the UK in 2021, as well as record breaking numbers of international enrolment according to UCAS / Knight Frank 2021.

Southampton is shortlisted for “City of Culture” 2025 which could mean that, if chosen, the economy will benefit greatly. Gov.uk says that the title would have enormous benefits with previous hosts attracting millions of pounds in additional investment, creating jobs and attracting thousands of visitors.

According to Southampton Data Observatory, Southampton has an economy worth 7.8 billion in 2019, this was predicted to grow by 2% by 2040. PwC indicates that Southampton was one of the least affected areas from Covid in 2020.

Ranked 3rd in PwC Good Growth for Cities 2019 for the third consecutive year and 6th overall in 2021.

18.6% of the cities population is aged between 16-24, this is a significant proportion more than the national average of 10.5% and the largest age group in Southampton.

Covid has impacted the NHS greatly so much so that the government is calling for an increase in nurses, doctors and graduates of medicine. The government is proposing an increase of 5,000 students a year. This totals 14,500 graduates a year with future expansion on this number expected. 28,690 students applied for medicine in 2021…

Southampton is home to exceptional medical facilities and gives hands on teaching in one the UK’s leading teaching hospitals. The University of Southampton has world leading medical research groups such as cancer research, global health, immunology and inflammation research, infectious diseases and more.

The city is considered a healthy market for PBSA investment. Student numbers are predicted to increase by 27% by 2030 (JLL Dec 2019) with the private sector expected to play a crucial role in addressing the demand.  

The development successfully addresses the nationwide issue of climate change and its impact on the planning system and achieves the BREEAM Outstanding pre-assessment level.